Rebecca Gratz to Miriam Gratz Moses Cohen, February 10, [1857]

Rebecca tells her niece Miriam about the emotional and mental state of their family after the death of her two brothers, Jacob and Hyman.

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Title:Rebecca Gratz to Miriam Gratz Moses Cohen
Author:Rebecca Gratz
Recipient:Miriam Gratz Moses Cohen
Origin:Philadelphia, PA
Destination:Unknown
Date:[1857]-02-10
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):
Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858
Moses, Horace, 1820-1893
Moses, Solomon, 1774-1857
Nathan, Rebecca Moses, 1810-1891
Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861
Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884
Etting, Philippa Minis, 1818-1881
Etting, Edward Johnson, 1803-1862
Hays, William Dewees, 1836-1866
Subject
(Geographic):
New York
Subject
(Topical):
Health
Death
Emotion
Travel
Children
Fashion
Clothing and dress
Faith
Provenance:University of North Carolina
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:
Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Miriam Gratz Moses Cohen, Philadelphia, PA, February 10, [1857]. From the original at Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina, 200 South Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 USA.
Citation
for Transcript:
Rebecca Gratz to Miriam Gratz Moses Cohen, February 10, [1857]. RGC0016, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the University of North Carolina. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0016.
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